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What's your opinion on Cold Weather Gear?
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<blockquote data-quote="ShawnKing" data-source="post: 505490" data-attributes="member: 13963"><p>That's *exactly* the situation my wife and i went through last season. We are new to riding in the Fall/Winter so we thought, "We'll just buy/use the same stuf we have for skiing!"</p><p></p><p>Off we wen, spending a grand on various kinds of cold weather gear....but we were bulked up like the Michelin Tire guy and couldn't operate the bikes.</p><p></p><p>So we went a different route - layers. Off we went again, buying layers and layers of gear. Another thousand dollars...</p><p></p><p>And it made a difference, as long as it wasn't *too* cold.</p><p></p><p>Finally, we wised up and bought Gerbing jackets and gloves. Last year, we rode through December 19th (when I crashed a bike but not due to the cold) and started again on March 19th when we bought a new bike.</p><p></p><p>I wear the usual head/neck gaiter stuff. Nothing heated but plenty warm.</p><p></p><p>Cold sneaks up on you. Be *very* cognizant of road conditions too. Make sure you know the weather conditions for your ride - bad enough getting caught out in the rain in the summer time. Getting caught in precipitation in the winter is a *thousand* times wore. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShawnKing, post: 505490, member: 13963"] That's *exactly* the situation my wife and i went through last season. We are new to riding in the Fall/Winter so we thought, "We'll just buy/use the same stuf we have for skiing!" Off we wen, spending a grand on various kinds of cold weather gear....but we were bulked up like the Michelin Tire guy and couldn't operate the bikes. So we went a different route - layers. Off we went again, buying layers and layers of gear. Another thousand dollars... And it made a difference, as long as it wasn't *too* cold. Finally, we wised up and bought Gerbing jackets and gloves. Last year, we rode through December 19th (when I crashed a bike but not due to the cold) and started again on March 19th when we bought a new bike. I wear the usual head/neck gaiter stuff. Nothing heated but plenty warm. Cold sneaks up on you. Be *very* cognizant of road conditions too. Make sure you know the weather conditions for your ride - bad enough getting caught out in the rain in the summer time. Getting caught in precipitation in the winter is a *thousand* times wore. :( [/QUOTE]
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